The grown-up mashup of the magazines you loved as a kid. No cynicism. No ads. No A.I. 👉 Subscribe now for 2026 at PaperAirplane.pubhttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pubhttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3miebhazxk22iReading a book? Put a bookmark in it. The first @korystamper.bsky.social book SINCE 2017 is HERE. It’s about colors and it's by KORY STAMPER, a fact I thought I already sufficiently emphasized. It’s troubling that you’re still reading this post. I left to get back to reading in the middle of this se31 Mar 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miebhazxk22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3mhdorvwm522kThis is exactly what I was hoping for. I hope you have the same experience.18 Mar 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdorvwm522khttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3mhbrawsges2zOne of my goals with Paper Airplane is to celebrate small moments and sense memories—like @beccschampagne.bsky.social beautifully capturing what it's like sitting inside a snow-covered car as a kid. It's just one of the heartfelt, life-affirming comics in Vol. 2, available now at PaperAirplane.pub.17 Mar 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbrawsges2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3mgv4ics7dc2gI’m realizing now that the problem with a library maze is that you might not want to find your way out. Get lost in this exquisitely elaborate maze by Guinness Record-holding mazemaker @boggessart.bsky.social in the current issue of Paper Airplane magazine.12 Mar 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgv4ics7dc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3mgsb3gtyb22yYou’ll smell colors when you read this. See the full spread of the synesthesia infographic by @hudrewthis.bsky.social in the latest issue of Paper Airplane magazine, out now!11 Mar 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsb3gtyb22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3mgdcg3sves2m623 copies is actually a solid run for the Sheboygan market in the early 70s. What I’m saying is that I’m out here trying to sell 250 subscriptions to my indie magazine and you better believe I’m gonna tell some stranger about it when I offer to drive them home from the airport 20 years from now.05 Mar 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdcg3sves2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3mfrea4qn422fFirst shipment goes out soon! Subscribe now to get this beauty in your mailbox. (The magazine, not the cat.) PaperAirplane.pub.26 Feb 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrea4qn422fhttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3mf36pmifrc2iI wanted to make a grown-up version of the magazines I loved as a kid—like Highlights, but for adults. Then I found a bunch of likeminded humans who actually made it happen. Everlasting thanks to all the writers and artists who've contributed to Paper Airplane Vol. 2 and beyond.17 Feb 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf36pmifrc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3metjfji6uc2bSame vibe14 Feb 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3metjfji6uc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3mer6wthsts24I used to be a snob about Valentine’s Day. The Hallmarkization and canned messages of affection. Then I realized I was looking at it all wrong. A holiday devoted to showing appreciation to your beloveds with weird, extremely personal (and pun-based!) handmade papercrafts? That’s a holiday for me.13 Feb 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer6wthsts24https://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3me2ic35lfc26If you wanna be surprised, cover your eyes, because it’s the Paper Airplane Vol. 2 cover reveal! Another stunner by Kaitlin Brito. Wait till you see what’s inside. Get the mag in digital or print! Subscribe at PaperAirplane.pub.04 Feb 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2ic35lfc26https://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3mdliewby4k2xTag yourself. I'm "a new print magazine (!)" [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdliewby4k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3mchv4g2kzc2aThe first-ever Paper Airplane Subscription Drive starts NOW! My goal is 250 subscribers. I sincerely hope you’ll be one of them. paperairplane.pub#subscribe15 Jan 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchv4g2kzc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3mcgapibups2rGoal exceeded! Paper Airplane Vol. 1 raised $10,806.45 in support of refugees and immigrants. Phase 2 coming very soon.14 Jan 2026 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcgapibups2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3mabfg3bdrk2rWithout a single word of dialogue or narration, we know exactly how he feels. George Bailey is on the brink, and then he’s confronted by the naked display of his unrealized dreams, pushed by necessity into the corner of his living room, where they sit mocking him.18 Dec 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabfg3bdrk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3m7uus2gphs2bLook who’s at the door13 Dec 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7uus2gphs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3m7besjcr2224Your weekend will feel like this if you spend it with the right reading material. (Detail of “Dewdrop” comic by @mariswicks.bsky.social, available now in Paper Airplane vol. 1.)05 Dec 2025 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7besjcr2224https://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3m6z5ay6nzs24Today only, donations to @refugees.org will be matched. When you donate at PaperAirplane.pub, you get the debut issue of Paper Airplane, putting us one step closer to achieving our dual goal of reaching 250 readers and raising $10,000 for refugees, and putting you in rare quadruple-win territory.02 Dec 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6z5ay6nzs24https://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3m52mib3us226Editorial meetings can get intense but later we snuggle.07 Nov 2025 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52mib3us226https://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3m4svquzl4c2hInterview with Laid Off! https://laid0ff.substack.com/p/laid-off-and-launching-an-indie-magazine04 Nov 2025 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4svquzl4c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3m2u5up3jwc2a“The exact opposite of doomscrolling.” This is how I like to describe the magazine, but I’m curious—what parts of your life feel like that to you? For me, most of them have to do with creativity and simple pleasures.10 Oct 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2u5up3jwc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3m22zozhpvc2gWe're so close—help us get over the finish line! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2025 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22zozhpvc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3m22vzkafp224I just nominated Paper Airplane’s lead article, “The Shape of Color” by @korystamper.bsky.social, for next year’s Best American Science & Nature Writing! Here’s a preview.30 Sep 2025 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22vzkafp224https://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3lzokfuitlc2jMicrofiction? Too long. Six-word short stories? Hold our baby shoes. With the right context, you can conjure an entire saga with just a few words. It’s called Venmo Nanofiction, and it’s just one of the madcap amusements awaiting you in the debut issue of Paper Airplane magazine.25 Sep 2025 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzokfuitlc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3lygfazr5d22eGuess I gotta brush up on my words now 😅 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2025 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygfazr5d22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/paperairplane.pub/post/3ly3poyembs2o⭐ a Guinness World Record-holding mazemaker ⭐ an Amazon Book of the Year recipient ⭐ a Hugo and Locus Award finalist ⭐ an Eisner-nominated graphic novelist ⭐ multiple international award-winning photographers ⭐ a self-proclaimed “science goober” Dream team lineup for Paper Airplane vol. 1.05 Sep 2025 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:y4ssfgvgfl2a22y66mcsowj3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3poyembs2o